A 26-year-old Namibian man was arrested in Walvis Bay following a police operation that led to the seizure of suspected cannabis valued at more than N$100 000.
According to Erongo police spokesperson Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula, the incident occurred on Friday, 6 November, at around 20:00 in Brandberg Street, Sea Point, Kuisebmund.
Police members reportedly discovered suspected drugs while conducting a roadblock in Swakopmund, during which a seven-seater vehicle was searched.
A subsequent controlled delivery operation was carried out in Walvis Bay, leading to the arrest of the suspect.
The police confiscated two parcels of suspected cannabis weighing a combined 2 018 grams, with an estimated street value of N$100 900.
The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Elrico Kenda, appeared before the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court on 9 November. His case was postponed to 15 April 2027, and he remains in custody after being denied bail.
He is facing a charge of dealing in, alternatively possessing, prohibited dependence-producing substances, suspected to be cannabis, in contravention of Section 2(a) and (b) of the Abuse of Dependence-Producing Substances and Rehabilitation Centres Act, Act 41 of 1971.
By Eileen van der Schyff
